Professional Summary
I build production AI systems and lead the teams that ship them: agents, RAG knowledge bases, natural-language access to company data, and the security and reliability work that gets them in front of real users. Before AI, I built data departments: as Head of Data across iGaming, B2B SaaS, and affiliate marketing, I set them up from scratch, ran teams of up to twenty, and designed the pipelines and warehouses underneath.
Experience
Head of AI · Analytics Platform
May 2026 — Present
Confidential Client · Cyprus (Remote) · Contract
- Built a natural-language-to-SQL/Python agent over Postgres/ClickHouse with schema introspection and execution safety nets; scales with additional MCP connections
- Implemented an auto-updating pgvector RAG knowledge base — hybrid retrieval, re-embedding, access control, per-answer confidence; added deep research and sandboxed code execution for charts and calculations
- Built a React + TypeScript admin UI with observability, logging, docs, and runtime settings; shipped Slack bot and Jira integration
- Productionised end-to-end: streaming chat, OIDC/Keycloak SSO + RBAC, Docker + GitLab CI; documented full API via Swagger
- Led security & reliability hardening across ~50 tested fixes — SSRF, IDOR, OIDC account-takeover, concurrency bugs
Python
FastAPI
ClickHouse
pgvector
React
TypeScript
RAG
Docker
Head of Data Department
Sep 2025 — Apr 2026 · 8 mo
Confidential B2B iGaming Tech Provider · Lisbon, Portugal
- Built an AI usage framework for analysts, cutting task execution time across the team
- Built and led a 10-person data team (2 engineers, 4 analysts, 2 devs, 1 PM, 1 web analyst)
- Designed all-inclusive data strategy for the B2B SaaS firm; advanced analytics for customer engagement and KPIs
- Developed ClickHouse data warehouse with real-time insights; implemented PostHog user behaviour tracking
- Deployed Apache Superset for product metrics, platform analytics, and B2B CLV dashboards
- Built data pipelines and APIs for frontend-backend data delivery interfaces
ClickHouse
Superset
PostHog
Airflow
Python
dbt
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Head of Data Department
Jan 2025 — Sep 2025 · 9 mo
Confidential iGaming Affiliate Company · Netherlands
- Developed an AI-driven framework for the data engineering team, roughly halving pipeline shipping time
- Built data department from scratch; hired and directed a team of 5 (2 engineers, 3 analysts)
- Architected scalable ELT pipeline (Python + dbt + Airflow → ClickHouse), integrating Affilka and Affise APIs
- Developed buyer-side traffic payback model enabling traffic valuation and distribution decisions
- Deployed Holistic for the company's first centralised dashboards; surfaced key structural financial issues
ClickHouse
Python
dbt
Airflow
Holistic
MySQL
PostgreSQL
REST APIs
Product Chief Analytics Officer
Aug 2024 — Jan 2025 · 6 mo
01tech · Belgrade, Serbia
- Introduced AI tooling into the data analytics workflow across the org
- Coordinated 3 full-cycle analytics teams across Data, Engineering, BI, Web, and Business Analytics
- Executed large-scale ETL refactoring; led strategic planning, resource plan, and department budget
- Integrated user retention costs (bonuses, promo codes, call center, support) into traffic payback formulas
- Drove a product-centric approach with the business; tightened quality control around business value
- Created competency matrices and individual development plans for team leads
Team Lead of Data Analysis
Aug 2023 — Aug 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo
01tech · Belgrade, Serbia
- Established and launched Marketing Analytics team of 6 Data Analysts
- Implemented data analysis standards for the company's marketing activities
- Built key BI tools the leadership relies on for operations: end-to-end real-time traffic, employee efficiency, traffic payback, and user cohort analysis
- Introduced AOV-based ROAS and ROI analysis method for the marketing department
- Mentored analysts from Junior → Middle+ and Middle → Senior levels
Lead Data Analyst
Apr 2023 — Aug 2023 · 5 mo
Ocean Digital · Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Designed custom data extraction pipelines integrating third-party APIs with cleaning and transformation stages
- Built interactive Looker dashboards for key stakeholders enabling quick access to critical metrics
- Maintained databases with 2,000+ manual records per month ensuring data quality and consistency
Looker
SQL
Python
REST APIs
Data Analyst
Oct 2022 — Mar 2023 · 6 mo
LLC "ПРО ДИЗАЙН" · St Petersburg, Russia
- Self-initiated data analyst role within a 26-store finishing materials retailer; gained NDA access to Postgres/1C and CRM databases
- Built analytical reports that informed commercial and operational decisions for senior management
PostgreSQL
SQL
CRM Analytics
Marketing Specialist (Self-employed)
Jan 2020 — Jan 2022 · 2 yr 1 mo
Entrepreneur · Russia
- Developed and executed social media strategies for multiple clients; collected and analysed campaign performance data
- Leveraged data insights to optimise campaigns — which led to a self-directed transition into Data Analytics
Education
Data Analyst from Zero to Middle
Netology (Нетология)
Oct 2022 — Apr 2023
Biotechnical Systems and Technologies
Unfinished Bachelor's Degree · Tomsk Polytechnic University
Sep 2014 — Jun 2017